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VOLUME 13 COPPER CLIFF, ONTARIO. I)E('EMIER, 1953 NUMBER 9

Accent on Youth (STORY ON PAGE 14) Page 2 !NC() UR!A', (;LF; 1953 How to be Popular at Home

l'ublished for all employees of The Inter- natIonal NIckel Company of Canada, Limited. Don M. Dunbar, Editor IIflTOHI.tL OFFUF, CoPPER CLIFF, ONT, Superstitions and Folklore of Miners By FRANK A. KING Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, EngLind (Canadian Mining Journal) As might be expected, miners who worked in the depths of the earth developed their own superstitions during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and some of these traditions remained until even recent years. They considered themselves warned off a level if they met a black cat in it, and would not go there again until the animal had been driven out. Perhaps the miners had an idea that the black cat they encountered was a metamorphised dwarf, or even a witch. Before the day was half over this quartet of nimrods had bagged 15 b!g partridge on Kobolds, "about the height of a child four a hunting trip just west of Creighton Mine. Left tø right are Elf o DiFiilippo, GatcheH; years old," dwelt in German mines, imitating Nick Pezetta, Creighton; Ferucio Favretto, Copper Cliff, and Red DiFWIppo, Creighton. the labours of the miners and frustrating They must be good! their ezideavours. These gnomes were only heard when trouble was near. The "duergars" and consequently these gnomes did not work People ... will laugh at us Cardiganshire of Scandinavian folklore resemble the kobolds on Christmas Day. Easter Day and on All miners, who maintain the existence of but they are coarser and less propitious to Saints' Day, and were compelled to gather I Knockers in the mines- a kind of good- human beings. According to Grimm, the in the deep levels of the mines to sing carols natured impalpable people, but to be seen at Christmas. and heard, and who seem to Us to work In Although the knockers were supposed to be the mines; that Is to say, they are types or very playful amongst themselves, they be- forerunners of workers in the mines, as came very shy as soon as they knew they dreams are of some accidents which happen were being watched. English miners con- to us. I must speak well of these Knockers, sidered the knockers as friends, and thought for they actually stood my good friends, these gnomes did special service by leading whether they are aerial beings called spirits, them to valuable deposits, as the knockers 3 whether they are people made of matter were never heard working on other than rich not to be felt by our gross bodies. Before the ground. But the knockers could be very discovery of Efgair y Mwyn mine, these little vindictive if a miner happened to shout at people (as we call them here) worked hard them, or neglected to follow the ancient there day and night, and there are an abund- custom of leaving part of his dinner on the ance of honest sober people who heard them; ground for their enjoyment, but after the discovery of the great ore they In Cornwall, a miner named Tom Trevor- were heard no more. row heard the knockers near him, and im- 'When I iegan at Llwyn Llwyd they work- patiently told them to "be quiet and go," ed so fresh there for a censiderable time that when a shower of stones immediately fell on they even frightened some young workmen him. Soon after, when he was eating his out of the work, This was when we were dinner, a number of voices were heard drivmg levels and before we had got any ore; but when we came to the ore then they gave over, and I heard no more talk of them." "Tom Trevorrow! Tom Trevorrow! Morris also said about the knockers: Leave some of thy fuggan for bucca, Our old miners are n more ccncerned at Or bad luck to thee to-morrow!" hearing them blasting, boring, landing deads, etc., than if they were of their own peopre; Tom was unrepentant, so ate all he had and a single m'ñer will stay in the work In brought with him, which caused the knockers the dead of night, without any man near THE LITTLE PEOPLE to chant: him, and never think of any fear or harm kobold as not mentioned by any writer Tommy Trevorrow! Tommy Trevorrow! that they will do him; for they have a notion before the thirteenth century. We'll send thee bad luck tomorrow! that the Knockers are cf their own tribe or From remote time.s, these "little people' Thou old curmudgeon to eat all thy fuggan profession, and are a harmless people who were ,upposed to dwell in rocks or beneath And not to leave a didjan for bucca!" mean well. Three or four miners tcgether pools in almost every country of Europe. They i shall hear them sometimes; but if the mners exercised their skill 'is miners, thwarted the 1t is said that as a result of this incident. 3top to take notice of them, the Knockers will purpose of men, danced in the meadows, continuous ill..luck eventually forced Tom also stop; but let the miners go cn at their a,sisted houmaids and led men into pathless Trevorrow to leave the mines, work, uppose it to be boring, the Knockers woods. In England they were known as Bucca" was the name of a spirit in Corn- will go on as brisk as can be in landing, blast- knockers" and have been described as "little, wall that it was thought necessary to pro- ing, or beating down the loose; and they withered, dried-up creatures,' of the size of pitiate so fishermen would leave fish on the were always heard a little before they came children between twelve months and two sands for bucca, and in the harvest field at to the ore." years of age, with big, ugly heads faces like meal-times a piece of bread was thrown over C3mmentiug upon this letter, another con- old men, and ungainly limbs, the shoulder and a few drops of beer were tributor described traditions concerning the Some miners said these strange figures were spilled on the ground for him, to ensure good I Knockers of Cornwall, and said that they the spirits of people who had lived thousands fortune for the dcnor. i sometimes assumed hu'nan shape, though of years before, who though too good to be In 1754, Lewis Morris, a native of Anglesea, never speaking with mortals. He signed him- condemned to Hell, were not good enough writth to his brother, the Comptroller of self "Juvens,' and observed: for the joys of Heaven. Others thought the Customs of Holyhead, said, in a letter later i 'One example of such an appearance may knocker w€'re the spirits of iionChristian re-produced in the Gentleman's Magazine: Continued on Page 4 Deci'iiiber. IY5. IN(20 I'RIANULE l'age 3

We are happy to announce that the young people appear- - - ir.g on this page are among those whose betiavior has been reported satisfactory by the North Pole Detective Agency, ' and who will be receiving visits from Santa Claus this Christ- mna& (1) Mr. and Mrs. B. Londeau Levack Mine> with Trudy- Ann, 15 mos. (2) Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy (Creighton Mine) with David, 3 mos.; Brian, 3'/2; Sharron, 4'/2, and George Jr., 2. (3) Mr. and Mrs. Archie McKinnon (Frood- Stobie) with Brent and Grant, 6; Donald, 10, and Alan, 13. - / (4) Mr. and Mrs. Louis Louiseize (Copper Refinery) with Claude, 10; John Peter, 2; Migne, 8, and Gaetan, 13. (5) Mr. - and Mrs. Jim Twiss (Garson Mine) with Merilyn, 2 mos., and L...... Kathie, 2'2. (6) Mr. and Mrs. David Bell Port Colborne ______with Lorna, 3'/2, and Drew, 8 mos. () Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ku- pinen (Copper Cliff Electrical) with Wendy, 5,and Diane, 3.

1 1:e 4 1\(() I'l.I,\\(1.l I)((ii1Ij(r, IJ53 Silperstitions and Suggestion Plan Partnership Folklore ol Miners 4Continued from Page 2) rve is an instance of many like storie - usunlly current among the C3rnish miners, In the populous parish of St. Just near the r Land's End> a man wa missed for several days; unsuccessful svarch had been made of - the old mines or tinpits, many of which 0 remain open since time immemorial. On the sixth or seventh day another miner was in search of a strayed animal, either here, or • bullock, or sheen, and fancied he saw a man, standing on a burrow i.e., a bank of earth remaining round the unclosed tinpit , and went towards him in order to inquire the ' ' object of hi.s search; but 10! the appearance - was vanished - he passed o obliquely. It appeared again and again several times. At l€ngth the good min supposed this was the - - sentry of some smugglers, who are accustom- - ed to hide their contraband goods in such - places, and returned to satisfy himself; when. cn listening very attentively at the edge of the pit, he heard a groan so often repeated as to induce him to get assistance and des- cend the pit, at the bottom of which, many - yards - perhaps fifty or more - from the surface, the first-mentioned unfortunate man Charlie Drennan (left) and B. Hines (centre) receive hearty congratulations from had lain about seven days in dreadful antici- Fred Pentney, master mechanic at Creight. on Mine, cn a S50.OO Svggeston Plan award pation of slow-approaching death, as his iecently issued to them. They pcoied ideas to develcp an impriwement at the Creighton knowledge of the locality of the pit, distant No. 3 Shaft compressor plant. from any path on the uninhabited waste, ______left not a glimpse of hoie in his favour, of which was much the same as this Wheal Ontario district league. Then he moved This happened as lately as the year 1792. Vor legend. The miner accepted the appear- north to a position on the Copper Cliff High Certain it Is that the man lay so long, was ance of a little white animal like a rabbit" ,School teaching staff. found - if not by miracle, by accident - was as a warning not to descend into the pit that An all-round athlete in his high school drawn out almost dead, but recovered. " day. said this writer, the belief in and university days at Hull, Yorkshire, Eng- knockersEven then was, fast lcing ground. Such superstitious practices have of course 'land, Geoff made the all-star university In the north of England, the coal miners long been discontinued but the traditions soccer squad in his final year. He captained were not without their own elves to help survived until well into the middle of the the Hull University soccer and cricket teams nineteenth century. and two kinck, are spoken of - one for three seasons, and once won the athletic them , ______championship in track and field at his high being mischievous and the other useful. school. was a favourite pastime of one kobold to cut the soames or rope-traces by which assistant Bar1ovj A. vvard to After graduation , he played for Yorkshire putters were yoked to the tub, and he earned and Hull amateurs before sailing for Canada. the nickname of Cutty Soame.' His op- He has helped to organize an inter-form posite number acted as a putter. i-eoff 'WTilkinson soccer league at Co pper Cliff High School , A light blue flame would flicker through with the emphasis en sportsmanship rather the air and rest on a tub filled with coal Geoff Wilkinson, one of the Sudbury dis- than on victories. and then the tub would move brisky along as trict's most popular soccer stars for the past He is married and has two boys, Derek, 8, though pushed by a strong man. This was three seasons, has been awarded the Barlow and Trevor, 9 mos. "Bluecap" at work, but this service was not Award as the most valuable and gentlemanly be player cn his team, Gecf accumulated 16 points in the v3ting rendered gratuituous ly, for he expec ted t3 by the league executive, three more than paid the same as an average putter, and A half-back this year with the Northern runner-up Ben Strpin of the Adria club. Tied once a fortuight his wages would be left in a Ontario soccer champions, Garson Gunners, for third place with 10 points were Td solitary part of the mine. If less than the Geoff was noted for his team play and keen T&leusiak of the White Eagles and Myron correct amount was counted out, Bluecap competitive spirit. He was particularly im- Symochko of the Ukrainians. would not touch the money, and if the sum . ' The voting was based on the reports cf was exceeded, he only took what was due to referees turned in after each league game him, scorning to accept the bonus! throughout the summer. To ensure good luck the Cornish miners would drop tallow from their candles oi' a piece of their dinner by the side of snails, To desire nothing beyond what you have perhaps, because they thought the elves had is surely happiness. - Carleton Mitchell. taken the form of snails in much the same way that witches were believed to turn into hares. The CGrnish miners believed the ancient superstition that, to meet a hare on the way Medical Centre out in th morning wa an omen of ill fortune Inco employees are reminded of the ho the persGn should return home to av3id telephone numbers for the Medical bad luck for the remainder of the day. The.e Centre in Sudbury; men would often walk many miles to ebtain freedom from the bane they thought was on DAYS UP TO them if they happened to see a hare or rabbit, At Wheal Vor mine in Cornwall a fat& 6.30 4- 71t4 &ccideiit was foreshadowed by the appear- GEOFF WILKINSON P.M. ance of a hare or white rabbit in one uf the engine4iouses, and though the men tripd hai'd prPsive in Garson's march to the Star Cup NIGHTS to catch the animal they never succeeded lmnal for (he northern title. SUNDAYS whilst it is stated to have disappeared entirely' He caine t3 Can ida fi'om England in 1948 once when hut in a windbore" into whicL nd attended the Ontario College of Educa- HOLIDAYS - 71 6 it had run. French miners used to eel. Lien. The foll3wing two easons, while teach- numerous tores about spectral hares, one ing at Stratford, h starred in a southern - I )&'&t,r, IN( ' ii i\;LE I';g& 5

Members of No. 3 smelter brigade who won the Inco shiell fcr fire-fighting crews having pumpers are seen above (left to right): J. Komarnicki A. Smith F. Schmidt, P. Duffy, G. Scott (2nd asst. chief), A. Hakaia (chief), A. Pouiton (lieut), J. Lafram- boise (captain), It. Poiilton, H. Fraser, W. Sanders, and G. Duguay. Not shown are J. Moxam (1st asst. chief) W. Rachkowski, L. Chartran1 and .M. Gemin. . . In winnirg, Hakala's brigade scored the best time in the evolution and their breathing fire Brigades Irripressi've lfl apparatus test was almost perfect. Brigades which had won the competition in previous years were not eligible to parti- Annual Inter-Plant Contests cipate. Levack and Coniston were last years winners. Garson Mine and A. Hakalas smelter shift Competing in the non-pumper competitions The Coniston volunteer fire brigade gained brigade are this year's Inco inter-plant fire- were Frood No. 3 $haft Stobie No. 7 shaft; some measure of satisfaction this year how- fighting champions. Murray Mine Garson Mine Coniston and ever, when they won the first annual ladder In capturing the award for non-pumper Creighton No. 5 shaft, The competition for tournament held by the Nickel Belt Volunteer brigades the Garsori Mine crew under Ray each brigade consisted of three tests ex- Fire Brigade Association. Beach made an almost perfect score, while tinguishing an oil fire of 100 square feet, the victorious smelter crew outdistanced by a demonstrating the use of oxygen breathing Led by Fire Chief W. McLaughlin the wide margin its rivals in the point race for apparatus, and stretching hose and operating team was composed of L. Belanger A. Gobbo brigades using pumpers. nozzles to combat an imaginary plant fire. 0. Laprairie, J. Laprairie L. Pilon N. Todd Inco Fire Inspector W. A. Humphries had The crews had little difficulty in extinguish- and A. Taylor. high praise for all competitors, pointing out ing the oil fire, but dropped their points in The competition required two members of that the tests create as much tension in the the other two tests, the fire inspector said, the team to roll out 225 feet of hose, while crews as would an actual fire. 'Under such The three smelter shift brigades were the the remaining five carried a ladder 150 feet, excitement there are bound to be errors. cnly teams competing in the pumper class, scaled a 14-foot obstacle and turned the hose That is where the points are lost, but these where the test consisted of two problems - on a target 25 feet away. It took the Coniston mistakes are discussed later and the next 1se of oxygen-breathing apparatus and a time brigade only 18 seconds to complete the test. time out an extra effort is made to correct evolution which involved spraying the roof They competed against teams from Neelon them he said, of the concentrator with water. New Sudbury and Minnow Lake.

Tue Garson Mine crew nhich won the Inco Iwn-pumper brigade e:Inptition are siion iiere ieft to right): first row: M. Flu- ilaii, U, Beach (chief) D. St. Gerniaine A. Muir C. Wiiiiams. W. Bell. Back row E. Heiiio, P. Moreau T. Jussiia W. Pajunen G. Youii, V. Toivola J. Bradie and 6. Dogett. Not shown are R. Moir. L. Brousseau 6. Seeker. J. Wiitshire J. Vairo and E. McCooeye. Page () INCO TRIANGLE December. 1953 Five Drills Operate with Special Carriage

Five air leg drilli are oçerated simultaneously In the high-speed drhe to complete a main haulage way between No. 2 and No. 3 Shafts on 2,650 level at Levack Mine. The speelal drill carriage, designed and built by Inco's mines department for the operation, folds up for convenient removal during blasting. Four of the drillers can be seen clearly in the above picture; the fifth Is almost completely hidden by the (hill carriage. • is connected to a 7'-h.p. fan with a 15-h.p. motor, ethaustlng t the mine ventilation Fligh-Speed Drifting Op eration system. After lunch period all members of the crew are engaged in mucking operations, including switching and tramming loaded cars. One Drive New Haulage Way in man services and makes any necessary re- In a high-speed drifting operation using bucket dumps the rock on a conveyor instead pairs to the drill carriage. five air leg drills on a specially designed drill of directly Into cars, allowing an almost con- The new haulage way will accommodate carriage, a main haulage way is being driven tinuous mucking operation. In 110-cubic 20-ton locomotives and 260-cubic foot ore cars to connect No. 2 Shaft with the new No. 3 I foot curs the muck is trammed to No. 2 Shaft similar to those in use in the blasthole mining Shaft on 2,650 level at Levack Mine. I rock pass. Average number of cars loaded prcgram at Frood-Stobie. The big drift, 11 feet wide by 12 feet high per round has been 18. and 3,000 feet lcng, will Lervice the new Operations on each shift commence with THE PERFECT SQUELCH eastern mining area now being developed drilling. The round is drilled off and blasted He was, to put it mildly, a trifle conceited. below 1,600 level, before lunch time, the five drillers being "I'll bet you have been out with fellows Closely following the timing of the well- assisted by the level boss. who were worse looking than me," he sug- organized cycle set up for them, the steady While the round is being drilled off, various gested to his girl friend. crews on the job have made some fancy pro- assignments are carried out by the other There was no reply. gress since they went into high gear on July three men of the crew, the loader operator, "I said," he repeated, "I'll bet you you've 11. They have averaged 45 to 50 holes per niotorman, and switchman. They prepare the been out with worse looking fellows than round, using carbide-tipped chisel bit steel air and water line extensions, instal 10-fcot me. in 7400t 9-inch lengths. They have averaged sectiens ef the 16-inch steel ventilation line "All right-all right-I heard you the first better than 380 feet of advance per month, as required, advance the double track cross- time," she snapped. "I'm just trying to re- and ene month they topped 400 feet. Once over, tram and dump loaded cars, clean and member!" they made 28 feet in 24 hours. inspect the mechanical loader, etc. Mucking is being swiftly and efficiently The round is loaded and wired, and during PRETTY SHARP handled with the largest battery-operated the lunch period smoke from the blast is A Scotsman has found a new use for old loader yet used at an Inco mine. The big cleared through the ventilation line, which razor blades. He hnves with them. l)ecernber, 1953 IN CO TRIANGLE - l'agt 7 Big Mechanical Loader Handles the Muck

The mechanical loader in action in the highspeed drifting operation on 2,650 level at Levack Mine is the largest yet used under ground by Inco. As can be seen in this photograph, the big bucket damps the muck on a conveyor instead of directly into the cars, greatly reducing the interruption caused by removing a loaded car and replacing it with an empty. The cars are 11Ocubic root capacity and an average of 18 are loaded per round. The muck is trammed to No. 2 Shaft rock pass 1ag [N( 'OT R [.\\GIE I )tct.inhtr, Many Said It Was the Best Quarter Century Party Yet Eighty Eight men from Inco plants iii the' likely that future functions of the Quaner Sudbury District were warnily congratulated Century Club Would have to be held at the on attaining m€rnberhip in he Quarter Sudburv Arena. Century Club by J. Roy Gor&n. vice- These large numbers cf long-servic? pm- øreident and general manager, at the ployees, Mr. Gordon said, were ccn'incirig annual dinner teld October 29. d of the :uccess of the C'mpany's The 1953 class was the second-largest in the pensicii plan. which Lad been e,tablihed not history of the club, he said, but much bigger cnly to provide 'c'urity fcr enicloyees wlieii groups of new 25-year men vre ocn to come they reached the age of 65 but al.o to pit imte - 175 in 1954, 270 in 1955, and 160 in 1956. stability of employment. Since this years athering had facilitie. at Inco's r€'tirenwnt sy.st€'rn was inaugurated the Inco Club "bursting at the eams' it Was 25 years go on Jaiiuary 1 last. No major changes had bccn made in th original plan A section of the speakers' table showing, facing the aiid, in .pite of many rumours to the cmi- Miss L. Schofield, .J. C. Parlee, Miss I. Reynolds, A. Godfrey, - trarv, ncne was ccnternplated. - 'The g'neral chme cf presenting qwiiter - century buttons to new members at an annual dinner to which all members of the Quartei' Celitury Club and members of the pension group in the diti'ict would be invited wa brain-child of our late vice-president and general manager, Mr. Beattie, Mr. Gordon said. "I im sure each one of us has been acutely aware of Mi'. Beatties absence to- night. This functicn is so typical of him and his interest in all matters afiectng the welfare of Company employees. I am sure that of all his accomplishments, Mr. Beattie was most proud cf his long years of service to Inco-at the time of his death last summer some 41 years and 7 months. He will be sadly missed by the Inco family for many year.s to come,' 0 In the Canadian section of the Quarter Century Club there are now 815 members, of whom 583 are .till in the Company's employ and 232 ai'e on pension, R. H. Waddingtn, Old friendships and acquaintances were renewed and W. McCandless Is first 25-year man from cussed as the guests chatted during the serving of the delicic the Inco police force, (Continued on Page 12)

This general view shows how the 195; meeting taxed the Inco Club to vapacity. Vice-President Top picture in this group shows some memt (ordon stated that next Years gatheriii would probably hase to be held in the Sudburv Arena, the other two pictures re Quarter Century Club I hrnItr. IN ( ) tbt\N( 1J PaLe

Bill Pajunen uf Garson is congratulated by Mike Kachar f Frood-Stobie receives his the vice-president. Quarter Century Club button.

Vice-president Gordon Copper Cliff.

A humorous exehane htween R. 11. Widdiugtn md Nester Pestrzelony of Coniston iluring the presentttlon of buttons draws a hearty lamglm from Vice-President Gordon left) and other new numbers ot the Quarter (eiitui-y Club iii the line behind Nester, members and pensioners. hector Poirier of Frood-Stobie, Vicenzo Pollesel mntj Pietri, Pressaiei, of (opper Cliff. P;ige IC INCO TRIANGLE December. 195$

N Ifle l'riangla camera cavght these groups chatting at the C.I.M.M. Smoker at the Caruso Club. In the foursome on the left are Bert Souch of Inco, Tore Gjeisvik of Washington, D.C., I. K. Gustafson of M. A. Ilanna Co. at Cleveland, Ohio, anti Henry Faui of U.S.G.S. at Denver, Colorado. On the right are A. K. Dey, director of the Geological Survey of India, Calcutta, and H. F. Elves and J. M. Holloway of Inco. Top Geologists In Field Trip to .Sudbury Basin • Some of the worlds top geolcgists were ncluded in the dstnguished group of scient- ts visiting the Nickel District on November 12-13. Fo11owng a joint meeting in Torento of the Geulcgicai Soctety of America and the Geological Associaticn cf Canada. a party of 5 came Cn for a field trip in the Sudbury Sasn. Study of the rock formations at 'arious p:ints, and visits to the properties of Tnco, Falcon!ridge, and Ontario Pyrites, made up the two-day program. At a banquet at the Granite Club the 'peaker was Dr. L. C. Graton of Harvard University, well-known locally as a former 'cnsulting geclcgist of Inco. At the smoker J. C. Parlee of Inco (left), chairman of the Sudbury Branch of the Canadian Institute held by the lcal branch of the C.I.M.M. at of Mining anti Metallurgy, is seen here with Robert Dreyer of Oakland, California, the Caruso Club, a capacity audience of over "Paddy" Lame of Inco, "flank" Vuori of Inco, anti fl C. Gut.schlck of the University '(00 heard an address by Dr. Harriscn S. of Noire Dame, Indiana. Brown of the California Institute of Tech- nclogy. The committee in charge of arrangements for the hjghly successful field trip was com- oosed of H. F. Zurbrigg and J. M. Holiaway f Inco, A. M. Clarke and C. P. Mitchell of Falccnbridge, and P. Eckman of Ontario Pyrites. Official guides were J. M. Holloway, C. E. Michener, G. L. Colgrove P. Eckman, H. F. Zurbrigg E. H. Cornford, W. Taylor, D. FL Lochhead, C. P. Mitchell, A. M. Clarke. The visitors expressed amazement at the scope of development in the Sudbury Dis- trict. They were delighted with the oppor- tunity of observing the Basin's famous geo- lcgcal formaticns in place.

HOME IS THE SAILOR At a popular port all the crew applied for shore leave except one man. "Whats the m,itter9" asked an officer. "Are you the cnly cne who hasn't a wife in his pcrt?" "No,' iepled the excepticn. "I'm the only 'one who has!' In this group are Lloyd J. Severson of Oliver Iron Ore Co., Duluth, Minn., Gordcn Coigrove of Inco, William H. Callahan of Franklin, N.J., C. H. Behre of Columbia Uni- Where everyone thinks alike few are doing versity, New York, and T. M. Gaetz of Inco. much thinking. - Nashua Cavalier. I )'ct'mh&'r, INCO TRIANGLE Page 1 1

- A hot metal car is seen here, hooked up to the electric locomotive which will haul it to the Copper Refinery where its load of molten ccpper will be poured into a furnace, 'Thermos Bottle On Wheels' Is Hot Metal Car "Thermos bottles cn wheels" - that's what nco uses to transort its m:'lten bliLcter opper frem the smelter to the Copper Re- Inery about a mile and a half distant. These hot metal cars are giant cylindrical ves:els with ccnical ends, built to mininfze heat loss just as a thermos bottle keeps the cffee hot. The sIell is con?tructed of one nch steel plate with riveted joints. Next to the shell is 1 inches of insulating ijaterial, follcwed by 4½ inches of firebrick nd 13 inches of hard-burned magnesite 'irick. Above the centre lne of the structure, 18 inches of m'gnesite is used with no flre brick. This lining is renewed about every eight rncnths. So efficient is the application of the 'thermos bottle" technique that the average temperature loss when holding a charge is only 60 F per hour. Since the initial tem- perature Cf the metal charged to the cars is over 2,200 F, it is possible in emergencies to A ladle of blister copper is being charged to a hot metal car, which is so well inulnted that the hold a charge from three to four hours temperature loss on the molten metal is only 60°F per hour. without danger of the copper freezng. Of massive construction, four of these cars ire now in service with the Company and ' ach mcnth carry over 10 000 tons of blister opper to the refinery. The cars are spotted n the Orford building for matte process topper and In the main converter building for direct process copper, and about seven trips are made every 24 hours. The vessels ar mounted by means of trunnicns and bearings on four four-wheel trucks. One of the trunnions is geared through a speed reducer to a 25-horsepower motor which permits rotation for emptying. When the copper is finished in a converter it Is cast to a ladle and carried by crane to he hot metal car. Only two full ladlcs are required at the ccnverter building to fill the vessel with its 50-tcn load. Fine coal s thrcwn cn top of the bath efore the car starts out on its trip, The oal burns slowly and the combustion gasses formed prewnt the cold air from ccming in. For the return trip from the refinery, pieces Flames eat at a green hardwood pole inserted n a hot metal car as part of the 01 dry wood are placed in the vessel and the procedure for cleaning out builtup slag which reduces the ear's capacity. (Continued on Page I5 PaLt.' 12 I N( '( i'RI.N ;LI I )&c&'ii ii &'r 1)53 At Port Colborne's Quarter Century Club

Port Colborne chapter of the Quarter Century Club welcomed 17 new members at a very successful dinner-meetlng held Novem- ber 3 In the Rereatlon Club. A nIckel startlng sheet from the electrolytIc department, flanked by flags, made an effectlve background for the head table, shown above, at whlh were seated E. C. Lambert, retired; E. C. McQulre, plant superlntendent; W. J. Freeman, asst, superlntendent and chairman of the meetlng; Vlce-President J. E. Gordon; C. R. Howard, works auditor: James H. Walter, per- sonnel dlretor; J. E. ODonnell, retlred.

sturdy rearguard. A little slow in getting started, North Bay T/V ives a iid Soo could make it interesting for both the Grey- 25-Year iVien hounds and Wolves before the sea.son ends. They have seven new men in this year's (Continued from Page 9) In L5vtirrjn.g Race line-up and all have been impressive to date, chairman of the meeting, announced. In the - Don Pankhurst, Ed Marineau, Mike Buka- United States operations there are 366 active cheski, Chester Konecnzy, Ron Rowe and members and 84 pensioners. Phil Vitale. In addition, Ab DeMarco is "There re few organizations anywhere For Leadership hitting the stride that made him a standout with stricter membership requirements, and for years in the American Hockey League, and I venture to say that there are none where Just as the pre-season experts predicted, holds first place in the league scoring race the membership is more vigorous or more Sudbury Wolves and Soc Greyhounds are by a wide margin, highly esteemed," Mr. Waddington .,aid. running neck and neck at the head of the Soc Indians, who are still on the lookout Northern Ontario Hockey League and only for more talent, are the only team in th Ralph D. Parker, asst. vice-president and general superintendent, who was one of the a drastic reversal of form could jockey them league to swap coaches after the season 88 receiving Quarter Century Club buttcn, cut ot these posticns before the season started. Don Grosso dropped the coaching reaches the half-way mark in January. reins shortly after the schedule opened in proposed the tcast to the pensioners of th2 Company. "It is always with mixed em3ticn3 North Bay Trappers, 10 points cif the pace favor cf playing-coach Hub Macey. Laurie that cne attends this meeting," he said, when the Triangle wert to press, hold down Peter,on, Vip Palladino and Ron Rubic help "realizng thit many old and familiar faces third spot, with the Soo Indians and Pem- Macey offensively. Two former Wolves - broke Lumber Kings not far behind. Marcel Clernents and Connie Bonhomme - will be missing. Cn the other hand, it is gcod to renew acquaintances with the pensioners. The Wolves, who ias year captured the have yet to show their best form. Ncrthern Ontario title with a great offensive Pembroke Lumber Kings, rated one Cf the It is gocd to ,ee their spirit. They are the team, have farther strengthened their attack top teams in the south last year, are still a tcple who played a majt'r role in building with two additicns to the third line. They question mark. They have one of the league's th framework of this Company: they are the are Hub Beiuory ard Frank King, both cf strongest forward lines in Giesebrecht-Barber- ones we love, admire, and respect. It was whom saw acticn last winter in the Maritime Maxwell, and another big threat in two argely through their efforts that this Com- Major Hockey League. Two of last season former Ottawa Senators, Butch Stahan and pany is today the \korld's leading prcducer tcp lineE-Hale-Tomiuk-Milne and Kauppi- Emile Dagenais, but have not yet been able of nickl.' Flynn-Mcclellan - i turned intact, to untrack themselves. Replying to the toast to the pensieners w3 Defensively che Wolves appear to be a -______W. T. Waterbury, who last year propsedit. ,hade ,strcnger, despite the lc.ss of all-str ADVERTISING MAN lie expresea tneir ueep appreciation oi txe Rollie McLenahan. Len Speck i,s currently A little boy had to apolcgize for forgetting rviicii made by the Ccmpany for their leadirg the league's defencemen in the pcnt his aunt's birthday. So he wrote: I'm sorry security and comfcrt. parade. while Orval Lavell and newcomer I forgot your birthday. I have no excuse and A third of a ton of turkey, and 350 pounds Johnny Baby and Ycgi Kraiger give Sudbury kt will serve mc right if you forget mine next each of potatces and turnip., wer2 am:ng its firt hard-hitting defence in years. An1y Friday!" the vital tatistics' in connecticn with the Anderson and Al Miller of Wolves rate a.& delicious dinner served by the Women's the two out.tanding goalies in the leagie. Canada got her first national park when. Auxiliary of St. Ar,drw's United Church Soo Greyhounds, who finished far behnd in 1885, ten square miles around Banff's hot under the convcnorhip of Mrs. A. R. House. the Sudbury club last season, have made five mineral springs were set aside for public The table dccoi'atic'ns were particul^rly at- big additicns this year that make them a use. tractive. More thin 650 pL'rons were served. very formidbl cc'ntcnder for league honors, Enjoyable music v as played during the Al Donachey last year with Rouyn Flashes, Life is a fragment, a moment between two dinner by the Coi:itcn Band under the trengtheii 1w Ho&uid iii ual. while eternit k's, influenced by all t hat has lre- lt'i dt'rsh ip of Da ii Tot 1110, wai'ds Jim McBuintv. Ubliaco. Torn Sinellt' ceded. iiid to inhluenu'c ill t ha follows. Tht' A vell-baLiiit'd h;w ot it.taiidiiig tug' and Run Hui'st h'arpen thc attack, Cirl only wi y o illumine it i by 'x Un t of view md iidio -t;ii,s, inot of th'in from Torc'flU), Snielle fii well into whit. 'vs ilrezidy --William Elh'rv Claiming iouid'd iit h '''veIiii'r 'nt ('I:nfl1E'it I't'nihr, I)5. I\( 'rii.;LI: Iage 13

Sudbury Rededicated to Democratic Ideals In solemn services at the cenotaphs, in the Cliff, Falconbridge and Sudbury. The local in the picture below, were members of 58th revercnt hush of the moment of re- Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, and Wolf Cubs, also (Sudbury) LAA Regiment band. The occa membrance, in the firm step of the march tcek part. Three bands were present. Prior sion was the annual Remembrance Day din- past and the stirring music of the bands, to the unveiling S. Jeffrey, president of the ner of Copper Cliff Branch of the Canadian Sudbury District rededicated itself to the Ccniston Canadian Legion, made the dec11. Legion. priiiiples and ideals for which many of its cation, and Mayor W. Kilimnik gave a short Not only the rights-but also the duties- men made the supreme sacrifice, address. inherent in the democratic way of life must At Cothston a new cenotaph was unveiled Four members of Copper Cliff Highland be brought home to Canadians of all ages, on November 8 by a Silver Cross mother, Cadet Corps guarded a model of Sudbury's Lt.-Col. Lucien Lalonde, asst. deputy minis- Mr, D. Forestell, on behalf of the proud Cenotaph in the impressive scene on the ter of the department of veterans' affairs. little ccmmunity. Above is a picture of the stage of Legion Memorial Hall for the stressed to the large audience. He urged the scene during the service, which was attended moment of remembrance the night of Canadian Legion to bend every effort n such by Legionnaires from Coniston, Copper November 11. Also on the stage, as seen a program of education In citizenship. 1tge 14 !\01'R!AN;LE - 1)eieiiiber, l)5$

Here's the Levack girls' badmntcn group at the Employees' Club: back row, Beth Piaskoski, Connie Shields, Jean Dolci, Katherine O'Neill, Claudette Laberge, June liutchlson, Gwen Davis, Doreen Karchie, Deanna Miller, Dolores Thompson, Theresa Parker, Louise Thompscn; front row, Wanria Jemiola, Sharon Bell, Marlyn McGowan, Stella Wawryszyn, Barbara Davis, Peggy Wright, Loretta Moran, Ceella Jemlola, Juanita Taylor, Beatrlce Shank, Jean Parker, Claudette Lakaye, Miss Virginia Dwyer, instructor. Teen-Age Clubs Show the Way At Badminton The accent. is on youth in Sudbury Dis- trict badminton. Offsetting a decEne in adult interest in the game, the teenagers have taken over the courts, particularly at Levack and Creighton where the youth movement is in full swing. Under the tutorship of Miss Virginia Dwyer, 24 high school girls between the ages of 13 and 16 are learning the finer ponts of the game at Levack. The m3vement was started last year by another high school teacher, Miss Frances Kirby. All but four ef this season's group are newcomers. Classes started cn Sept. 15 In the Levack Employees Club and are held each Thursday night from 6.30 to 8 p.m. The girls supply their own racquets and birds. "We haven't had any trouble at all as far as discipline is concerned," Miss Dwyer says, and I don't expect we will. The girls are anxious to learn the game and are very co- Suzanne Seg-uln. Creighton, displays Bev Cassell, Creighton, keeps her eye on operative." gøod form in making a backhand shot, the bird as she serves her opponent. Miss Dwyer hopes to arrange games with other clubs in the district before the season ends in May. At Creigliton, 88 members, half of them girls, between the ages of 11 and 14 take part .n classes conducted by Ev, Staples at the employees club. Professor Staples organized the Creighton club in March, 1952, and had no less than 40 pupils Out to his first meeting. Classes were suspended at the end of May for the summer months, but opened again on Sept. 1, when the enrolment increased to 60. Classes for girls are held from 530 to 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday nights, and for boys during the same hours cn Mcndays nd Wednesday. More experienced pupils get idvanced instruction on Saturday afternoons from 1 to 6 p.m. Any cne of the eight following infractions r1ngs about supensicn from the class: swearing, arguments, smoking, poor school work, excessive noise in the club, pcor sports- manship, absenteeism, and wandering outside he badminton hall without holding a club privilege card. Members purch&e their own uniforms and racquets ,ind pay a small membership fee for the n.ne-mcnth course. The Creightcn class has already sent some )f its members to provincial junior chanipion- Marlene Seawrlght, Marilyn Anderson, Carol and Audrey Loupelle of Creighton. hip meets. The first contingent was sent i)eniher, lQ5, I N:u !RLN(;LF. Page 15 two years ago when Phylli5 Hughes, Torn Stefanko, Jean Anderson, anl Ron Bryan carried th colors. Although they failed to They Brought Home the Venison reach the finals in any bracket, they did shcw the experts that Creghton would ocn be a club t be rckon2d with. Ev's efforts began to bear fruit last season Walter Saftic and Bob Seawright, Jr., wcn the Ontario Junior "B" mens doubles title; Saftic was runner-up in the mixed doubles. with a Stratford girl and reached the flnil in the singles; Seawright anl Eddie Hrelja reached the semi-finals in the singles. THE FRONT PAGE Deanna Miller (lefc and Doreen Karchie of the Levack girls' badminton group ale seen in this bit cf actiun cn the cCurts of the Employees' Club. Although the bird is well on its way back across the net, both Deanna and Doreen arc still intent cn the point at which it met Deanna's racquet, illustrating the speed with which those birds get around. "Autumn Inense', the picture appearing on the cover of last mcnth's issue, was taken at High Falls.

Patience lots of luck and good huntng - that's what's needed to bring home a bag like this, according t these mo4et hunters, from left to rgbt, George Dempsey and Ev Staples Most Cliff Wing, Jr., both of the Copper Cli plate shop, Bernie O'Neill of the west scales, and Ciii! Wing, 5r,, who came up from Brockville to make the hunting trip with his son. Valuable Player All four animals were shot in the Bowie Lake district. Receiving 57 Out of a possible 60 point3, Urement tu take the catching assignment "First, a hole was drilled right in the Ev Staples, catcher of the Garon Grey- with Garson. His drive and hustle were a crack, and a template was fastened on the hounds, was elected most valuable player of .remendous asset to the Greyhounls, and it side of the housing. Next, they drilled two the 1953 season in the Nickel Belt Baseball : doubtful if the m.v.p. award has ever been rows of holes through this template and into League. won more ccnv:nc.ngly than Ev Staples won the housing, the holes being approximately Runner-up was Tommy Howe, Creighton it last summer. pitcher. Next three In the voting were Keith Boyd, Coniston pitcher: Johnny Baia. Creightcn thortstop, and Gord McQuarrie, Copper Cliff pitcher. Thermos Bottle Ballots to decide the most valuable player (Contnued from Page 11) award were cast by six coaches of the resulting combustion gasses serve the same league. Along with the honor goes a hand- purpose is the fine coal. some wrist watch presented by Joe Blais, Due to the build-up of slag within the -- Sudbury jeweller, vessel, it is turned down in the opposite Previous winners of the award, which wa5 iirectic'n after it is emptied at the refinery so instituted in 1947 by Charles Roffey, were that long rabbles can be used to hoe out -- chunks of slag. Another step in removing slag from the vessel is taken when the car returns to the smelter. Oil heaters are installed to heat the ar and this melts a certain amount of the slag adhering to the inside l:ning. This melted portIon is drained befcre the next trip. Periodically the slag builds up to a point where the 'ar's capacity is appreciably re- Juced. Then about 10 tons of low grade nckel reverb furnace matte is charged to the jar, a green hardwood pole is in'5erted, and ol burners are in:talled. The green mattz ;educes and melts the frozen accretions off the lLning of the car. Moisture coming off che pole causes the bath to be stirred violent- ly, mixing thoroughly the green matte and the froz€n material on the s.de3 of the car. rhis acticn is kept up for about two hours 'ith the oil heaters turned on full, then the car is turned down and drained out, TBE FINISBED JOB an inch and a quarter apart. After remov- Repairs ing the template, chisels and an air hammer were used to chip out the holes and along the STAPLES l Crack in IHlousing crack, providing space into which the cold metal strip could be fitted. When the grooves Jerry Giraid, Creighton outfielder. 1952: A neat repair job in which a 30-inch were ready so that they could tap their strip Spike Worminton, Frood pitcher, 1951: Lou crack in a flywheel housing was "stitched' in. they started peaning with an air hammer, Moulaison, Coniston pitcher, 1950; Gerry together was reported in a recent issue of spreading and expanding this cold metal Wallace, Frood second basemm, 1949; Andy Ino News at the Huntington W. Va.) worl(s strip to every opening along and across the Barbe, Coniston outfielder, 1948: Herb Pen- of the International Nickel Company. crack. This process, carried down the south goe, Copper Cliff first baseman, 1947. Steel strips were used as (lamps to cl',se side and under the bottom of the housing. A great competitor who is always at his the crack tightly. The pieces Cf steel were made a good tight job." best when the chips are down, Ev Staples pounded into hales which had been chippec has been an inspiration and a tower of out for them on either side of the crack. Years and years of happiness only make strength to his team throughout his long Ben Edwards, mechanical maintenance ls realize how lucky we are to have friends career in Nickel Belt baseball. Formerly foreman at the Huntington plant, described hat have shared and made that happiness with Creightor Indians. h came out of re- the process for Inco News as follows: a reality. -Robert E. Frederick j\( *() I )nhr. l)5.

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Enjoying a quiet chat in the warm room at Creighton Mine No. 3 Shaft while they await their cage trip underground, are, clockwise from the iower left, John Grossauer, Tcm Beli, Rene Barbeau, Earl Smith, and Don Curry, all of 14 and 16 ievels.

Aithough it was mid-November the day Admiring the gorgeous annual display of chrysanthemums at the City of Sudbury was as balmy as June, so Fred Beaudoin of greenhouses on David St. are Ellen Bergstrand and Ruth Suckow, the very capable Murray Mine, who iives in Sudbury, popped stenographic staff of the mines department at Coprer Cuff. his 13-month-oid son Brent into the car- riage and was cif downtown for a stroli during which he met the Triangie camera.

Five of the sh members of the two Sudbury regiments who received the Coronation Medal in special recognition of their services ire seen here. From left to right in the Most men would be proud to have shot picture, recipients of the Coronation Medal being designated by the ietters (Cr4), are: this fine buck, nd Rheal St. Aubin of Frood- Bdr. Graham Masecar (CM); RSM Harry fliniies CM); Major Gordon Machum, offlcr Stobie No. 3 hift was no exception. It commanding 33rd Tech Squadron, RCEME; Lt.-Col. C. L. Wiison (CM), officer command- promised some delicious cuts or his family at ing 58th Sudbury) LAA Regiment. RCA; Sgt.-Maj. D. i. McClure CM); and Sgt.-Maj. 380 l)upont st., Sudbiirv. %le, Mason (('Mi. Sixth man to receive the medal wa Sgt. (ordon Telford of Copper Cliff.